Lesson 1 Vocabulary
Oval Shapes
What is Ellipses?
An agreement between the people and their government.
Polish Astronomer
Who is Nicolaus Copernicus?
________ some aspect of the universe.
Observe
Which era used reason as a "light" to show truth?
Age of Enlightenment
Having or relating to the sun as the centre.
What is Heliocentric?
A political system in which a ruler has total power.
What is absolutism?
Used math to support Copernicus's theory that the planet revolves around the sun.
Who's is Johannes Kepler?
_________ about what you observed.
Hypothesize.
The year Hobbes wrote and published the book, Leviathan.
1651
The steps for an orderly search of knowledge.
What is Scientific Method?
A government structure that has three distinct branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
What is separation of powers?
His theory claims that Earth was the centre of the Universe.
Who is Ptolemy?
_________ something based on your hypothesis.
Predict
In what period did the event known as Glorious Revolution occur?
1688
An earth-centred theory; having or relating to the earth as the centre.
What is Age of Enlightenment?
Wrote about many subjects including education and religion. His ideas contributed to the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Who is John Locke?
_________ your predictions through experiments and observations.
Test
In what year was the book, The Social Contract, published?
1762
A period from the 1500s to the 1700s in which many scientific advances changed people's traditional beliefs.
What is Scientific Revolution?
The overthrow of King James II of England.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
Argued that natural law made absolute monarchy the best form of government.
Who is Thomas Hobbes?
_________ hypothesis in light of results.
Modify
How many years did the most famous ruler of Prussia, Fredrick II, rule Prussia?
46 (1740-1786)